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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: Introduction to the Constitution.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did people eventually refer to this initial document?
(a) Constitution.
(b) Pledge of Allegiance.
(c) Articles of Confederation.
(d) ACPU.

2. The government under the Articles of Confederation would be supervised by an assembly of people called a Congress, restricted in what fashion?
(a) Could not raise an army, or introduce taxes.
(b) Could not impose laws, or introduce taxes.
(c) Could not impose laws, or raise an army.
(d) Could not impose laws, raise an army, or introduce taxes.

3. The Constitution would also call for what to ensure the branches would have equal power?
(a) A system of equal balances.
(b) A system of checks and balances.
(c) A system of balanced measures.
(d) A system of weights and balances.

4. What type of democracy is that in which the people handle government matters on their own behalf?
(a) Direct.
(b) Federation.
(c) Indirect.
(d) United.

5. Drafting the Constitution was a difficult task, and there had to be how many main compromises in order to arrive at a final decision?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. The new Constitution required that which federal branch of government would be responsible for making laws?

2. The Congress separated into the House of Representatives and the Senate is the result of a dispute termed what?

3. The first major document of the U.S. government was the Declaration of Independence which was signed in what year?

4. What do the states that make up the U.S. constitute?

5. What does Part I: Introduction to the Constitution begin by defining?

(see the answer key)

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